The band took to their official social media accounts to announce that they are going to be enjoying Glastonbury on Saturday, June 24 on the Park Stage at 7.45pm BST. They will even be accompanied by particular company and mates.
“It’s at all times been there for many of our lifetimes. There has by no means been a pageant prefer it wherever else,” shared frontwoman Chrissie Hynde within the caption of the band’s Instagram put up. The Pretenders beforehand performed Glastonbury in 1994 and 2017.
Glastonbury has a historical past of internet hosting shock units, with last-minute acts popping up yearly. Earlier shock units embrace the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines, Girl Gaga and extra.
Earlier this week, The Pretenders launched their newest single ‘I Suppose About You Every day’ which includes a string association from Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile). It’s the second single from their forthcoming LP ‘Relentless’.
The upcoming launch will mark the band’s twelfth full-length album, and follows on from their 2020 album ‘Hate For Sale’. Though the band teased the discharge earlier this yr, it was confirmed that it’ll arrive on September 15 by way of Parlophone.
In accordance with the band, the album is ready to symbolize a snapshot of the place they’re in 2023, and arrive with the identical “impulsiveness” and “angle” that they captured in earlier fan-favourites, together with ‘I’ll Stand By You’ and ‘Again On The Chain Gang’.
“I preferred the definition: ‘displaying no abatement of depth,’” stated Hynde of the that means behind the title. “It’s the lifetime of the artist. You by no means retire. You develop into relentless.”
In different information, on June 30 The Pretenders are additionally set to hitch Weapons N’ Roses as particular company at London’s BST Hyde Park, adopted by a lot of outside reveals in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands. They will even be making appearances at festivals together with Midnight Solar, Bearded Principle, Black Deer and Kite.
In October the band will land in America to play a set on the Ohana Competition in California, following an invite from Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and rock legend Dave Grohl. They’ve additionally teased that extra stay reveals for 2023 are set to be introduced quickly. Discover tickets for the UK dates right here.
